African Friends and Money Matters: Observations from Africa (Publications in Ethnography, Vol. 37)
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (925 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1556711174 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 238 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Pete said A must read, if you're going to Africa.. It took me nearly a year to get through this book. I kept throwing it across the room. After a number of years in the bush of Zambia, I can honestly say that the author knows his stuff. Once I accepted some basic principles, I was able to complete my mission and make a lot of friends along the way. If you're going to sub-Sahara Africa, read this book . "This book helped me to understand money related issues in" according to Amazon Customer. This book helped me to understand money related issues in a cross-cultural setting that I had missed so often in my earlier years as an administrator in multiple African countries.. Valuable insight for those of us who want to be more than tourists This book was referred to me by the American Ambassador's wife in Malawi and I found it most helpful in trying to understand what was happening around me and to navigate in a culturally competent manner during my two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer.Although I had taken courses on intercultural communication and training design, and had learned the th
Each uses and manages money and other resources in very different ways, and these differences create many misunderstandings and frictions.The author deals with everyday life in Africa. He first introduces the very different goals of African and Western economic systems and then presents ninety observations of African behaviors related to money matters. He illustrates his and others' experiences with anecdotes from across the continent. The result is that the reader is able to make sense of customs that at first seem incomprehensible.This book will be of interest to Westerners living, working, or traveling in sub-Saharan Africa: business, government, diplomatic, and NGO personnel, religious workers, journalists, development sociologists, and tourists. The audience also includes professors and students in African studies. This book, African Friends and Money Matters, grew out of frustrations that Westerners experience when they travel and work in Africa. Drawings by two African artists add further clarity to the text as they capture Africans and Westerners in authentic situations. Africans will also be interested for what it reveals about Western culture and many of the significant ways Westerners react to Africa.Table of ContentsUse of Resources FriendshipThe Role of SolidaritySociety and People
He has a Ph.D. His earlier book, Peace is Everything: : The World View of Muslims and Traditionalists in the Senegambia , examines the worldview and religious context of the people in the Senegambia region of West Africa.. David Maranz, Ph.D., has lived and worked with SIL International in Cameroon, Senegal, and several other countries in Africa since 1975. He has worked in community development, anthropology, adminis
About the AuthorDavid Maranz, Ph.D., has lived and worked with SIL International in Cameroon, Senegal, and several other countries in Africa since 1975. He has worked in community development, anthropology, administration, and as an international anthropology consultant. His earlier book, Peace is Everything: : The World View of Muslims and Traditionalists in the Senegambia , examines the worldview and religious context of the people in the Senegambia region of West Africa.. He has a Ph.D. in International Development